Sonrise

joy is invulnerable

because it holds no guilt

purity begets purity

innocence, innocence

where is the error in Joy?

i can't find it

i looked everywhere i could think of

but it's all the same

sparkling

clean

so healing

brand new in every moment

always giving more and more and more Joy

i can only find more Joy

when i look at Joy

i see only this great big mirror

filled and overflowing

with more Joy

the Son

has risen....

bowing to Joy

suffering is focused on what isn't

suffering is denial

of what is

it is imaginary

Joy is focusing on what is

there is nothing my holiness cannot do

because there is nothing my wholeness lacks

Substance is

Substance can't be abused

changed

misused

overused

underused

in anyway

Substance is substantial, not inconsequential

Substance is Spirit

unshakeable

unrockable

the foundation

on which all rests

held safely

no possibility of demolition

the ego's hacking is but a dream

it touches nothing

makes no dent

not even a scratch

what could we possibly find in Joy

to attack?

who would not worship Joy

(instead of sin/lack)?

who would not prefer

to give up all other ideas

in place of Joy?

today we bow

to Joy

we let Joy reign

supreme

in all situations

thoughts

people

horizons

we let Joy

dawn

upon all the world

denial

without addiction

without shooting up

without denial.....

all is love

denial

is the cause

of all pain

addictive thoughts

and behavior

when we stop denying

what is there

we will see it

there's nothing we can do

to make ourselves

more loving

or treat others more loving

or be healthier

there's nothing we need to do

simply stop

denying

you are God

accept

the Truth

let it be

now

and

we are free....

shooting up

last night watching Eckhardt Tolle on youtube

i got crystal clarity

of what i had done....

laying in bed

arguing with reality

i was frustrated because

i thought

something wasn't happening

that i thought i wanted

i was basically shooting up

my own poison

i was literally injecting venom

into my system

even science will support this:

stressful thoughts

produce harmful chemicals

in our bodies

in the control panel of my mind

i was choosing

to believe

something should be different

wishing for an impossible situation

i felt the "high" of the ego

the rush

of frustration

i internally

raged war

against what was....

i shot up

my old habit

continued

an addiction

reinforces itself

completely asleep

i thought someone else was involved

Eckhardt brought clarity

the problem/situation/conflict was completely internal

(even though i've heard this a thousand times before,

somehow i just got it in such a more powerful detached way...)

it had nothing to do with anyone else

it was only an old drug addict wanting another high,

another escape,

refusing to take responsibility for his life,

for his happiness

just like a junkie...

the ego is always desperate for a fix

it can't exist without pain

it is addicted to it

i saw the addict, this time, as separate from myself

i came completely clean

thank you God

for clarity

i would no longer support

my ego's habit

i would no longer support

my ego's preference for hallucination

in place of Reality...

i would no longer

argue

with

what is

joy of seeing

space

sees

all things

just sees them

and laughs with joy

there is no need to own

for it marvels

at all miracles

and knows not one

as more miraculous than another

how could it be possible

that God

is lacking

anywhere

in

Himself?

invisible reflection

today i focus on the space

around all things

the pause

that seems to be

between

letters

words

spoken

or written

space between lips

between lovers

between enemies

between seconds

years

and me

and

you

between thoughts

and sofa cushions

today i see space

not as emptiness

but fullness

as a holder

i see it's everywhereness

it surrounds and touches

and embraces all things

so perfectly

right where they are

i see the grandeur of space

the majesty

the openness

and freedom

and i love it

i see that space

is also a mirror

of me

infinite

formless

completely free

weightless

effortless

being

so grateful

to see

my

invisibility

the window

there is a window now

to the other side

it is called Defenselessness

it is perfectly clear

there is no obstruction

it is the place

where i am not holding up the wall

how light i would feel if i would drop all of it...

every single thought!

have you ever dragged something really heavy

til you ached all over

and could hardly stand up?

and when you finally dropped it

you felt lighter than air!

your arms literally lifted up to the sky

of their own accord!

and you really felt

light as a feather?

this is the weightlessness of Defenselessness

laying everything down

there is nothing left

between

me

and

God

life/joy is

effortless

trans cend ance

trans cend ance

yes!

take me!

wholly and completely!

lift/life me up

carry me away

across the plains

across the desert

across the abandoned spaces

of my mind

show me

their radiance

show me

how wrong i was

show me

there is

only light

trans form

re shape

my thoughts of reality

bring brand newness

to my awareness

let love

spring up

let openness

replace

all tightly wound

and knotted thoughts

let them be loosened

and unwound

let what was convoluted

be made simple

let Oneness

be unavoidable

undeniable

carry me

over the obstacles

i have made

i have worshipped

mistakenly

in place

of happiness

Joy is...

the

magic

carpet

ride...

trans cend ance

is

everything

i want

light pouring in

light

opens the way

the door

at last

is

ajar!

light streaming in...

now am i free

to see

what is

without darkness/defenses

anywhere

openness

receives

all things

openness

increases

vision

openness

sees all answers

are here already

openness is the nature of God/Reality

it must be

what power greater than Reality Itself

could possibly cut a chunk off

and call it separate?

there is nothing outside of itself

the Whole includes everything

an open mind

can see this

all of it

from kitty to infinity

your kitty

is part

of your self concept

and so is

your chair

your plants

or absence of any

your car

your face

your bathrobe

or none

that sock with the hole in it

or the fact that you have no socks with holes

but

this is not who you are

think no more you are 5'4 and 130 lbs

or 6'2 and 270...

how much mental energy

is spent here?

filling the shopping list

of our self concept

we are none of the above

only this:

Pure Happiness

without limit

no beginning

and no end

Infinite Freedom is what we are

in this moment

we simply let all else go

and OPEN to it....

we ask

only

what is Infinity, Father?

i do not know...

pretend no more

think the body needs anything

and you are

lost

you have abandoned your strength--

the Universe of Thought/Ideas

pretend you are a body

and you live forever in hell

in a facade

forever trying to impress yourself

and the world

you are something

you are not

no matter how fabulous and impressive the lie

it is still

not true

come down from your perch,

it's lonely up there...

shed your costume

your makeup

your script

shed all of your toys

and maps

and food

all of your addictions

distractions

and entertainment

pretend no more

you are a body

let God be

don't box me in!

don't box me in!

i'm neither

artist nor cook

nor messy or neat

not sour or bitter

or tangy or sweet

not bird

not cat

nor indiscreet

not loud or soft

noisy

or maniac

singer or writer

or lame calculator

as far as our tiny imagination

can go

we am so much bigger

than our slow minds can go

hotter than fire

colder than ice

i'm cookin' up joy

and slinging love down the pipes

watch out over there

you might need some wipes

there's nothing more surprising than Infinite Love

so open your mind...

you might glimpse

the Dove!

flame

in a tree

or on the floor

in a boat

or behind the closet door

on a bar stool

or laying on the couch

standing tall

or feeling all slouched

wearing pigtails

with bright pink bows

or

laying in a nursing home

blowing my nose

gray hair

or blond

old car

or new

i'm really always the same

and

so

are

you!

one joyous light!

very important reminder

there is nothing

you can ever "get"

that will satisfy you

you have/are everything

right now

you are

enthusiasm

(God within)

reading the body

the body is silent

always

it cannot speak

and remains

but a screen

for the mind to write

its thoughts upon

i am this

i am that

see clearly

what i am thinking

thoughts of not Truth

not Love?

or

Truth?

no opposite

no conflict:

no brokenness

or gap

in body functions

or parts

the body

is but a book

we read--

how are you thinking today?

do you need some relief?

we cannot kill pain

we either

attempt to hide it

or

we question it

we masquerade

or

we have a true conversation

dialogue

communication:

we bridge

the separation

the only path

to receive a true answer

is to truly

ask

a question

there is no Truth/Answer

a question

will not provide...

fresh air!

i am

literally

a bird!

don't thoughts

simply

fly

into our awareness?

wholly without effort?

they arrive

so beautifully

so unannounced

we but

open the window

and the invitation is...

no more obstacles

between

anything outside us

no pain of glass

no place where

the outside stops...

and the inside starts

just

one

HUGE

breath

of

fresh

air!

ooh la la!

upside down perception

turned right....

can you be certain

that under every rock

there is not solid golden truth

gleaming brighter

than any past belief?

that under the filthy carpet

there is not clarity

beyond words?

that opening the kitchen cupboards

this morning

you will not find

all your cups running over

with joy beyond measure?

and that behind

every closed door

is you...

so fine

so overwhelmingly beautiful

and whole

and present

and just waiting

to jump out and surprise you,

so you fall down laughing

and crying with joy!

oh holy holy holy thoughts

that come to us

when all effort has been seen

as nothing more than a distraction

to keep us away from true ecstasy...

we are

the LOVE of GOD

shining so brightly

there is nothing else

no matter what we think

we are doing

where we think

we are

or who we think

we are with

Only Love abounds

and

astounds!

so so so grateful!

thank you all so much for being in my life!

what am i?

what am i?

(experience)

ommmmm.........

purring.......

carried...

floating...

bouyant...

cradled...

gently rocked...

mother's warmth...

held...

feel it

it is experience

we seek

and experience

we will receive

ask only,

what am i?

withdrawal

new realization:

i have withdrawn from everyone i've ever known

i have judged everyone

i

have

distanced

myself

i rejected everyone

i ever saw

as a body

wow!

fearing rejection

because i already

rejected myself,

attacked myself

having bought into the ego,

the ego's story

i am seeing it more clearly now

the almost constant instant subtle

subconcious reaction--

my part

the ego can only reject

it does not know what love is

it is the illusion of seeking what it doesn't really want and can never find

the ego is

the black hole

bleakness

it's seeming happiness and pleasure is a cover

for this dark despair

lurking just silently enough so you do not see it...

until you do

feel

it's

bottomless

unredeemable

vacuum

a black curtain

pulled across the Face of God

searching frantically

in the dark

i tried in vain

to imagine

i could find heaven

somewhere

in this mess

it is not so

every scrap of ego identity

must go...

nothing from your past is true

there is no past

my only path to Joy

is

to

lay

down

everything

to once again

own

and open to

this doorway:

i do not know the thing i am

how do i love my garden?

i grow

my garden

water

my soil

fertilize

my bed

weed and prune

and love

my home

now does the fruit

and blossoms

and colors

and life

and joy

pour forth

growing

and reaching out

before

my

very eyes...!

and i am

a blessing

to all the world!

beyond belief...

we are born with the Love of God

the Passion of God

deep in our heart

it is

our guiding star

all ALL moments

it never sleeps

for an instant

it

is

us

everything else

is a dream

nothing lasting

we awaken

to only

Joy

only Clarity

only Ecstasy

far far far

outside the realm

of belief...

laughter

passion must have created me

passsionate

laughter

must have created me

laughing

laughter is my Father

my mother

my brother

my sister

my daughter and son

cousins

friends

cats and

dogs

"...laughed to see such a sight,

and the dish ran away with the spoon..." (nursery rhyme)

even the dishes

are laughing

and passionate!!!!

oh great God of Laughter and Passion!

thank you thank you thank you!

i love you more

than anything

on earth!

passion!

passion

is

what

we

are!

it is life

aliveness

we feel it everywhere

fullness

bursting out

all over

spilling into every thought

no possibility

of absence of love

anywhere in our mind

because

we

are

it

what is passion

but enlightenment?

to see so clearly

what we were blind to before

we know

it's right

healthy

so goooooood

without anyone telling us

without any doubt

isn't it the most powerful evidence

that we are

something

so much greater

than a body?

doesn't it take us to laughter

beyond all once seriously regarded

obstacles?

doesn't it take us

so far to the stars

that we can never return

to the swamp

we once called home?

oh, YES!

today my word

my life,

my joy

is passion

i am carried away

to a new land

to a new height

to a brand new vista

in side passion's endless

fire!

thank you all for the endless passion

you are!

are you sure?

can you be absolutely certain

it's a tree?

how do you know

it's a tree?

who told you?

somebody told you that

and at some point you accepted it--

you believed

"it's a tree--basically just another kind of "body"

can you be absolutely certain

it's not joy?

it's not love?

it's not spirit?

can you be absolutely certain

that you have any idea at all

what it really is?

that perhaps there is more to it

than you have ever perceived,

comprehended

or been open to?

can you really lump

all these billions of "trees"

into just one word?

how do you react when you believe the thought

it's a tree?

i completely ignore it

minimize it

i don't ask

i don't even look

it becomes irrelevant/separate

from all other issues

concepts

of myself

i completely miss it

it's just a thing--

a few twigs and crumbly leaves

my experience is diminished

something in my life is missing

because

i have taken the life out of this living energyspirit

and simply put it in the dictionary

it becomes a model;

it may as well be plastic

or painted scenery

i am not present

i am not awake to this life

"it"

basically has nothing to do with me

there are no feelings

interaction

no wonder

what do i get for holding on to the belief it's a tree?

a false sense of "education"

knowledge

intelligence

the truth is

i get the opposite

i have no knowledge of this tree

i have never met it

and i have no interest in it

NO LOVE for it

because

i think

i already know

now

is the tree "boring"

this amazing creation

this mystery

this happening

this mirror reflection of myself

is

completely

overlooked

because

i

am

"right" that it is a tree....

what do i fear would happen without

the belief

it's a tree?

i would know nothing

about anything

now

is the world wide wide wide open!

to be

experienced!!!!

Hi!!!

i don't know anything!

what amazing wonder

is everywhere!

wholly open

infinity

expands

now...

depth

richness

soul

aliveness

there are no words to describe this

there is nothing else

this

is nothing i have ever been taught

nothing

but

direct

experience

no separation

just opening and opening

and opening

and

letting

in

everything......

oh oh oh oh.......

wow.........!

no more circus tricks

by grace i live (acim lesson 169)

by grace i am healed

it is nothing we do

that is of any help at all

it is but the Space Inside us

that is absolutely

empty

of all thought

all effort

all intentions

that is the Holy Light

the Strength

the Altar

where all Clarity lives

that is

our Salvation

when we but lay down

everything

the awareness of grace

rushes in

healing comes

but to empty hands

and wholly open minds

and hearts

today...

no more circus tricks

God is

improvisation in life

improvisation

it's all perfect

in this moment

whatever it is

all appearances

exactly what we need

and have no fear

it's gone already

all past

all the previous lines of this poem

gone

only this

word

the only thing

in this moment

then the doorbell

rings

or the phone

the musical piece

rises slowly

crescendos

repeats

pauses

shrieks

and is silent

what a Song

oh mighty Giant

of Love!

today we remember

each moment

is but

a musical note

and contains all feeling

all thought

all life

there is.....

sunshine

rain

hurricane...

God

no js, only love

there is no joyschultz,

but Love

no js,

only Peace

no js,

only Infinite Mind

js is but a tiny thought,

a tiny mad idea

of uniqueness

difference

separation

js

could no more be different from you

than a molecule of air

is different from a molecule of air

or joy

could be different from joy

what is true

of reality

must be constant

nothing else but Love

is real

only emptiness of all form

worldly ideas and beliefs

no more denial

of Maximal Joy

beyond comprehension

of the intellect/ego

beyond books

masters

and all signs

is the Ultimate Destination

of Experience

Unquestionable

Truth

shining out to all the world

reaching every question

with a radiant smile

and

deep assurance

of Sanity

Certainty

and

Joy

Joy

Joy

and

more

Joy

doorman

i turn around

and look back

at the light

where i've come from

it's all there is

to see

i turn toward my Source

lean into it

instead of away from it

i ask it

i don't question it

here is all the difference

to ask

is to open

to question

is to doubt

i am

the doorman

of Truth

joy of flying

who would i be

without the thought

"i need..."

i'd be free to fly

to glide

to manuever easily

all around the world of my mind

without obstacles

clear sailing

clear thinking

no port

where i got stuck

no quicksand

to get sucked into

no hot dry desert

without a drink of water

no hot coals

or bed of nails

just

lots

of sky

clear

blue

sunny

and fluffly clouds

on which to rest

and rain from which to drink

all of it free

for the taking

in ever abundant supply

for this now

infinite space

in which to zip around

float

leap

and play

no hard places

to bump my head

or bruise my knees

just whole-hearted

support

and glee

for the sheer joy

of flying

joyfall

some people think

the leaves

turn brilliant colors
because of the change in light

but i know

it is

sheer Joy

that

changes leaves

from cool green

to flaming

magentas
golds
violets
and
siennas

all swirling
and splotched
and blending
in
endless
layers
of
play.....

no time travel

Guess where i went today?

i love the no time travel!

i am my own travel agent

and Joy is the only destination!

come fly with me!



i am costa rica :-)))

i am the sun

i am the trees

i am the breeze

all the scents

the moisture

the salt

the sand

the Song

i am the melody

the chords

the syncopation

the rhythm

OH YEAH!

the whole dance!!!

one beautiful moment

nothing left out

nothing but

crystal clarity

of vision

nothing left

in doubt


only Joy

as deep

as the

Heart

can feel

on
and
on
and
on

and

on...

thanks for the invite...

and Her

Exuberance

resounded

round

the whole

joyous

earth!

even on Wednesdays :-)

and my daddy...

and my daddy

no,

he was not

a rolling stone...

he is Everything

he is the moon

he is the Sun

my daddy is the ocean of life

All the fish in the sea

all the raindrops on my window

all the snowflakes

packed into my snowball

turning into ice

and melting into rivers

into clouds

into

open

vistas

oh yes!!!

that is my daddy!

just like always

waking up the world

with birdsongs

warming our luscious gardens

that when we finally open our eyes

we are bedazzled

by orange

and turquoise

and scarlet

blossoms

dripping with thick

rich

scents

my daddy

is

the Party

and we

are all

invited...

my mama

my mama

must

have been a star

to birth

the starlight

i am now

what human blood

could source

such a spark

of pure delight

no, it was not egg and sperm

that brought

my infant body to this world

how could dust

produce

a

light

that never dies

that ever sparkles

even in our deepest depression

like a diamond

in the blackest coal

it remains

always pure

always answering

our illusory fear

with truth

always cleaner

than humanly

possible

yes,

it must be true...

only a mama

made of light

could have birthed

this light

i am...

stars

what i really

love to know

is that the stars

are inside us

burning

with a fire

that began

long before our bodies

no substance known to man

that can extinguish it

indistinguishable

onelightfromanother

all

of

Light

Itself

where does light come from?

open

open

open

open

continue to

open

forever

and we feel

the light

coming through us

there is no here

and there

no place the light

is not

and now

the question

where does light come from

makes no sense

and there is no question

about anything

at all

Light

simply

is

all

there

is

unraveling

once you peak through the veil

once a slight rip appears

just

one thread

gone

from

the false

past

it all unravels

there is no going back

who could possibly turn away

from the sun

and see darkness

it's a silly thought

the Sun fills all space

even closing my eyes

its warmth

penetrates

deep

into

my heart

oh dear holy light

that is the Cause

of All Laughter

you have swept away

all tiny crumbs

the floor is so very clean

there is nothing to do now

but dance!

getting the joke

i am still reeling from a huge realization last week

that i got from my Work partner....

i am starting to get the joke....

i believed my whole life

i hated violence

and i have realized

i was the biggest fan of all!

i pushed the button in my mind

over and over and over and over and......

and played out the violent movies

i accepted the invitation

gladly jumped on the ticket of admission

to the story of hell, suffering, and eternal damnation

ME!!!!

no Baptist minister

no violent video game maker

no rich Hollywood movie maker capitalizing on the lower drives of human beings

no crime tv show

no NEWS reporter or editor and filter of what the public is fed

no politician justifying war in the name of democracy, peace and freedom

no military industrial complex needing violence for its perpetuation

no gang member living out his inevitable cultural beliefs

no one else has flipped the switch inside my mind every moment of the day

take back ownership

of your Space

Ship

of this moment

there is no Hollywood director

but You

every thought that is not loving

is murder!!!! (a Course in Miracles...p?)

every single unloving thought

is a violent video game

is innocent child abuse

bitch no more

at the world

out there!

there is no out there!!!!

i(my thinking) am the problem

i am the Answer

how incredibly funny

that i never saw myself

as such a fan

of violence

killing the bull with my own hands

nailing myself to the cross

what a trickster/deniar i've been

to lay this on someone else

"try not to shape this day

as you believe would benefit you most.

for you cannot conceive of all the happiness

that comes to you without. your. plan.....:-)))

This is my Eastertime

and I would keep it holy.

I will not defend(defense is the first act of war)

myself, because God needs no defense

against the truth of His reality."(wbp256.26)

today

i leave the tv off

in my mind

(silence)

without joy schultz

who would i be without the thought

"i am joy schultz"?

free to be anything i want

endless

deep

without borders

only smiles

easy

relaxed

no death

no life that ends

no body to take care of

or have concerns for

so certain

able to give all the time

present

no fear

no concerns about being cared for

no needs at all

only being

no worries at all

wholly defenseless

wholly without the desire to attack--no identity to defend/protect

no effort/no struggle to constantly defend an identity

endless ease and grace

......i am not joy schultz...:-)))

i am free!

inside

i opened my eyes

as wide as they could go

and i saw

the same

looking back at me

eyes

so

wide

open

i took a step

forward

closer

to this creature

to see

what

she was...

a mystery

to explore

something...

never seen

before

what are you?

what are you made of?

where do you come from?

my heart

asked

the questions

and it

saw

the most amazing

sight

this creature's heart

began

to move

to lift

and grow

bigger

i couldn't move

i couldn't take my eyes

off it

nothing else at all

existed

bit

by

bit

by

bit

by

bit...

the joy

increased

and

soon enough

all i could see

was

the inside

of

my heart

The Work

Hi All,

I am happy to offer an opportunity to do the Work

with other people.

3-4:45pm Sunday Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov 1

Unity Temple

1555 Race

Denver, CO

Format:

10 min: meditation

20 minutes group focus on aspect of the Work

30 minutes as client

30 minutes as facilitator

15 min group sharing/closing

No experience necessary (you are welcome to come and just observe)

love offering gratefully accepted

please rsvp Joy at joywschultz@comcast.net or 303.797.2725

easy

everything

is

easy

because enthusiasm

is everything

enthusiasm

is

completely

un...

opposed

just a reminder...

joy

is

not

a

struggle....

windy and funny

today i am finding it very funny

that i ever thought

to depend on someone else

for my stability/happiness/foundation

doesn't the wind just blow?

and are we so different from the wind?

isn't that just the way of it?

how very funny

to think

i could hold on to it

plant my feet on it

think of it as a place on which to land....

today i am reminded

that i

am the only one

i can hold on to

go inside of

be with

at all times

reminded

that I am my Home

no one else

and that I do

dearly love me :-))))))